Reconstruction Minister Akiba, who entered the cabinet for the first time in the cabinet reshuffle, instructed the officials at the Reconstruction Agency on the morning of the 12th to do their best with the belief that if the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake do not become independent and revive, there will be no revival of Japan. .

The newly appointed Minister for Reconstruction Akiba arrived at the Reconstruction Agency before 10:00 a.m., being greeted by officials.

Then, in the minister's office, I received the handover of duties from former Minister Nishime and signed the handover document.



After that, Minister Akiba greeted the staff and mentioned that the disaster area, Miyagi Prefecture, was his hometown, and said, "The day after March 11, I returned to my hometown and witnessed the disaster area as if it were a battlefield. Even after 11 years, I can't forget what I did.I want you to do your best with the thought that ``Japan cannot be revived without the independence and revitalization of the victims of the Tohoku region.''